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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

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The projects range widely from games to simulation to education and more. BRUNNER Elektronik – Unreal Engine Integration for NOVASIM Flight Simulator. IMP – Interactive Media Production – VR Fire Safety Simulator. North Carolina State University (NCSU) – transVRse (United States). Tribe XR – DJ in VR.

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Meta’s Future in Durham Unconfirmed amid NC Push

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Meta Platforms Inc has declined to comment on its slated plans to open new Reality Labs offices in Durham, North Carolina amid a major downturn in the immersive tech branch’s operations, The News and Observer reported on Friday. The firm also listed positions at other US tech hubs, including New York, San Francisco, and Austin.

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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

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The team delivers the VR training program to students via a mobile truck, available in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. But, if a user makes a mistake, the application will present realistic outcomes such as simulated electrocution.

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US Navy Using Magic Leap Headsets To Keep Soldiers Combat-Ready At Sea

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Ultimately, TRACER provides sailors with dynamic, engaging, and less predictable training scenarios that would be too costly or time-consuming to create in the real world,” said Mead in an interview with Military Simulations & Training Magazine. .

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Epic Games Joins O3DF as Premier Member

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The Cary, North Carolina-based firm and creator of the world-class Unreal Engine appointed Vice President Marc Petit to the O3DF’s Governing Board and plans to share 30 years of his firm’s knowledge on asset and content creation. Learn more: [link] pic.twitter.com/2dJJ3IyKQF. O3DE (@o3dengine) July 20, 2022.

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NVIDIA Research At SIGGRAPH Aims To Fix VR Headset Limits

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Current VR headsets tend to use glass lenses that make your eyes focus at a fixed distance so they are relatively relaxed, but as you look at objects at different simulated distances in a current VR headset your eyes might be straining more since these two features of your eyes are in conflict.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

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Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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